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THf NASHVIIU TtNNfSSIAri Istjirdey Moralng. Mtrcfc 17. 7 rson To Start for Nashvols Against Mobile Todap 1 Marty Marion Iniures Knee. Mav Be Out for Entire Season 9 Foulk, Burns I Maybe He's Asking for Tips Pitching Is Chisox Worry Also Scheduled games at San Francisco. In 10 fully recover from a minor shoulder operation.

By BOB MYERS PASADENA Calif. UP) Ted times at bat the old boy merely Yanks Use Big Inning To Beat Red Sox 7 to 2 Indians Top Browns 10-9 in Ninth; Angels Take Advantage of Cub Errors rot on base 10 times via six hits, The regular Infield doubtless will JLyons gazed thoughtfully over his three walks and an error and batted In three runs. And It's still line up with Tony Lirpien at first, Don Kolloway br Cass Michaels at collection or atnietea ana sisea up the 1948 prospects of his Chfcago early spring. White Sox. second, Floyd Baker at third, Luke Appling at short, and a word about the latter two.

Tubby Wight, whose .324 hitting Most of all, he laid, the club led the club last year, is an out needs pitching. Baker draws unstinted praise for field fixture. Of the others, Lyons That's the pessimistic outlook, declined to make any appointments and Manager Ted'a problem is anything but unique. his fielding, and Lyons believes he'll hit well this season. He pointed out that his .264 last year was hardly bad and he did it after a but candidly said he liked the looks of several.

Holdover Dave Philly, from Paris, Texas, might The optimistic view and the For Mound Duty I Teams Move To Mobile, For Game Tomorrow; Few '47 Bears on Tap By RAYMOND Tennean Sports Editor PENSACOLA, Fla. Ie Peterson, rookie from Columbus Of the Sally league, will get first (hot at the Mobile Bears, last year's South ern association champions, today when the Nashville Vols begin a shaky start. quiet, good looking Ted sincerely deliver; Jerry Scala, a youngster Appling, starting his 19th year, UD fr0m Waterloo, Iowa, drew sntertalns sucn a view was some was called on to Play in three nri mit rh ma went for two ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (IP Marty Marlon, on of the great-eat shortstops of all time, suffered a knee Injury yesterday during a workout with the St.

Loula Cardinals and preliminary examination Indicated he might be forced out of action for the entire season. Marlon fell while chasing a grounder and teammates had to help htm to the clubhouse. It was thing like this: "It's a little early yet, but I hitters from tne Hoiiywooa ciuo, Gus Zernlal (.344) and Jimmy Del-sing And speaking of Hollywood, Tony Lupien, returning to the majors, has been immense. He hit .341 on the Coast and seems de think we've got soma darn good looking young players. If they deliver, and I think they might, we'll do a lot better this year." "Better" would have to be an lighted to get, back In big time.

improvement on their 1947 sixth As always, the big "If" prevails. But If a Bradley, a Wight, Lupien, place nestling place, which means they'll have to again let Washington and the St. Louis Browns bat Zernlal or Delslng comes through, six-game exhibition schedule with the Alabamans. The clubs will switch to Mobilej row, and the Sox will Improve their position. tle it out for the cellar and beat out Philadelphia for fifth.

"We re trying, anyhow, Tea con eluded. He left to suit up. As he talked, Ted was still in Three hours later the Sox had street clothes, standing in the boxes just back of home plate at Wrigley been beaten, 5-4. But they lost out in the ninth, and the club that won field. His players were warming up, was the potent Cleveland outfit.

mm i i.iiii ,1 aaawas 1 I If rp ft Well, what about his pitchers, Yes, Lyons' Sox were trying, any his young ones, particularly? Bill tils iert Knee, the same one which buckled on him late, In the 1947 aeason, and It was feared that It was a recurrence of the same Injury. The lanky Infielder took diathermy treatments throughout the winter and Dr. Robert F. Hyland, the club surgeon, pronounced his knee sound before spring training began. X-rays were taken of the knee and Club Trainer Harrison J.

Weaver applied packs to relieve swelling and pain. The Injury to Marlon, without whom they could not hope to be strong contenders for the pennant, made the Cards' later 2 to 1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies a hollow one. Enos Slaughter and Dick Slsler connected for homers to produce the victory. rhilaaXahla (N) Bit Me 800 1 St. Lii (w tx Kabarts (4).

Hetntaalman and PaStstt, aaarnlcki Staler. Wllks (1) and Wlllwr. play In Mobile again Tuesday night. The final game of the set is billed for April 10, and will be the farewell appearance of the Vols in the deep South until after open-ine day. how.

Wight and Fred Bradley, up with rood records with Kansas City last year In the deal with the Yankees for Ed Lopat, his best mounasman State Pin Meet After nearly a month watching, Lee Pettrsorf Lyons is still high on them. Bradley has a stiff shoulder but will be all rignt, and Wight, Ted said, has Larry Gilbert plans to use reier-son for three innings. Then he will call on Leon Foulk, most Impres Mt -m I iiTi, lift' i iM, ii'i'tVii' 1 shown great promise. sive of the rookie rubber to Opens at Noon And Aaron Robinson, the Yan Si date, and Jim Burns, Nashville native, will finish. Gilbert is hoping.

kee catcher, also included In the deal, will deliver many a long hit ball, Ted continued, although to Staff Photo by Robert C. Holt Jr. PENSACOLA, Fla. Just waiting around for a poke at the ball at the Nashville Vol training camp her. Carmen Mauro (left), rookie newcomer up from Des Moines, chats with veteran George Byam as they relax on the batting cage.

Mauro is rated a good chance to break into the regular Vol lineup, and Byam's presence is foregone. date he is slow rounding into form. for an improvement in Peterson and Burns over their performance, against the Pels in New Orleans' last Sunday, when the Vols dropped a 6 to 5 decision. Second Annual Tourney Slated for Melrose; Attracts 199 Singles Lopat, as in the case of any 16-game winner, wfll be missed, of 1 Another Costly One ainASUYTl TT1 tB" Tho Vow course. But Lyons thinks his two rookies in a year perhaps will make Rube Melton, veteran major up the difference, and then some.

York Yankees came up with a typical big inning yesterday to win their third came in four starts leaguer, will open for Al Todd's Bears. Then either Pershing Mun- The second annual State Bowl-I Joe Haynes, now the top veteran Olympic Cage Tryouta ing tournament begins at noon to dorff or Bill Samson will pitch and a gent with a 2.42 earned run against the Boston Red Sox, 71 three innings or less, and Ambrose average, tops the starting staff, day at the Melrose bowling lanes on Franklin road. Four doubles, eight singles and 15 teams are included in the first and just about ends it, not count ing such relief pitchers as Earl Caldwell, Earl Harrist and Pete to 2. The victory, however, may prove costly as two Yankee regulars were Injured. Catcher Yogi Berra, back in action for the first time in almost torn wealm reanrflineri his left font day's action.

In all, 55 teams, 112 Marty (8lats) Marion Gebrian. Frank Paplsh has yet to doubles and 199 singles a entered in the meet which had its inaugural at Knoxville last year. The Su BeginToday in Garden Kentucky, Bartlesville Favorites To Gain Finals, Send Members Abroad Chick Harbert Posts preme Foods team of Knoxville will be back to defend the title it won last year Palica will finish. Mundorir is tna only Mobile holdover tabbed to pitch In the opener. Gilbert will come back with Art Cuccurullo, his only lefthander, Neil Saulla and Lee Holloman in the gam at Mobile tomorrow.

Todd wa uncer- tain yesterday of his pitchers ex-, cept for Roy Whitaker, one of hia aces of last season. The lineup Todd plans to start here today has few familiar faces. Second Baseman Jimmy Bibcock, from Greenville, will lead tff, followed by Shortstop Claude Siple, Left Fielder George Shuba, First Baseman Ray Hickeinell, Center-fielder Francis Right Fielder Pete Roberts, Third Baseman Willis Maupin and Catcher President Roy Nowlin and Sec retary-Treasurer Dick Hartman of the State Bowling association Second Straight 66 Bv AUSTIN BEALM EAR both Nashvillians, are directors of the tourney. The participants "lay off tomorrow for Easter NEW YORK UP) Nearly 100 basketball players, representing eiirht teams from coast to coast, beein flipping: buckets at Madison in me nisi inning. xiicii iivuci I Allie' Reynolds, who worked the first five Innings, suffered a painful bruise above the left elbow when he was hit by a pitched ball by Ellis Kinder.

Kinder was the victim of a five-run outburst In the sixth that decided the contest. Reynolds gave up two runs in the five innings he worked the first time he had been scored upon this, year. New Yerk (A) 7 It Baatea (A) .108 10 000 2 1ft 0 Ranalds. SUrr () an Barra. Haak (t)i Galaheaae, Klndar and Tebfcatts.

Wlnnlnr alteher Ranalds. Lmtac itch-er Kinder. Square Garden today with a trip to the Olympic games in London Sunday, then resume action Mon Aaron Robinson awaiting 14 of their number. day. Other rolling la scheduled each of the next two weekends.

The U. S. Olympic basketball tryouts, first since 1936 and second in history, get underway at 2 o'clock. There will be sessions this There are three classes in the Green Avers Clings to Narrow Advantage In Charlotte Open Tourney By KEN ALYTA CHARLOTTE, N. C.

UP) Chick Harbert, long-driving Detroit professional, came up with his second straight six-under par 66 yesterday to take the halfway fead in the $10,000 Charlotte Open golf tournament by a stroke. Harbert had a stroke edge over Lawson Little, Cleveland veteran, meet: Class A with team having averages of 875 up, doubles of 350 up, and singles of 175 up; Class with teams of 825 to 874, doubles of 330 to 349, and singles of 165 to 174; and Class with teams of afternoon and night. The opening game on the afternoon doubleheader sends the Denver Nuggets, National AAU run-ners-up, againstthe Oakland Bitt-ners, who finished third in the recent AAU -tournament at Denver. Young Boxers Carolina 'Chase Carded Today 824 down, doubles of 392 down and singles of 164 down. xrho banged out a hot 65 for 133 and a stroke lead over Amateur Frank In the second afternoon game it Twenty-nine Nashville teams are enrolled, and all of the city's better Stranahan, Toledo, Ohio, and De- will be Baylor university, NCAA fendinsr Champion Cary Middlecoff, Memphis, Tenn.

Stranahan and Steve Lembo. Shuba is the lone regular of last year among that group. Third Baseman Bill Hart and Second Baseman Stan Waslak will be on hand, and probably will play part of the game. Gilbert will have Charted Workman, Ted Cieslak and Roy Easter-wood in his lineup today for the first time in an exhibition contest this spring. Yesterday's Nashville workout was confined to a batting session of more than three hours' duration.

It was probably the last one for some of the raw rookies who'll be sent to various farm clubs next week. Prexy Charlie Hurn of the Southern association watched the Vols work out for the second time this spring. CAMDEN, S. C. The first bowlers.

There are also four squads each from Chattanooga and Knoxville, three each from Oak Cookeville Hosts Protested Double Wins SAM BERNARDINO, Calif. UP) The Cleveland Indians rallied for three runs In the ninth inning to tip the St. Louis Browns yesterday, 10 to 9. A disputed double by Pinch Hitter Thurman Tucker with the bases full sent the tying and winning runs across. The Browns protested to no avail that Left Fielder Whltey Piatt made a shoestring catch of Tucker's drive.

The Browns had taken a two-run lead with a 5-run Middlecoff each had 67 for the Dostwar running of the Carolina runner-up, against New York university, which lost to St. Louis In the final of the New York Invitation tourney. NYU got the Olympic bid when St. Louis decided to rest on its laurels. second straight day.

Cud steeplechase here today is ex Only 'Flashes WASHINGTON IIP) Abe Green, National Boxing association president, said yesterday that too many young fighters were "flashes in the pan" as he released NBA quarterly ratings dominated by ring veterans. The list featured such "old men" as Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, who will be 34 in May; 33- Alone in fifth place at 135 with pected to attract a record crowd Ridge and Maryville, two each from Erwin and Jackson and one from Bristol. TODAY'S SCHEDULE TEAMS 70 yesterday after an opening 65 estimated between 13.00U ana zu.uuu was Tete Uooper, fonte Vedra, la. Yl Fight Team Bartlesville vi. Brooklyn The Phillips Oilers of Bartles The sharpshooters continued to Hotels and inns in this resort have reported all available apace taken and guests registered from 12 a'cleek lewd Box (Brlitol, show a liking for the 6410-yard, par Va.h 1 a'elack TenneiiH Military dii-trixt.

Rthsnn Frnehanf Carrier nearly all states east of the Mis COOKEVILLE, Tenn. Cooke rally in the eighth inning. sissippi river. ville, national AAU champs the past, six years, start their bid for resh honors at 8 o'clock against Brooklyn's national YMCA titleholders. Harwell-Milar.

xmha. anrineera, west End Methoaltt. Barfeian Jtwelry. Waihinctan Manafaetarlnc Tomlln'i (Eienlaad (A) SM 1JJ-1J JJ St. Laall (A) 01 001 250 1 year-old Light-heavyweight Cham The three mile, 18-jump umDer classic will be revived for the first ville will play host again tonight to the Youth, Inc.

fight team from Nashville in the local armory. Citlea Serrlco, J. C. Campbell CloJ Km m. drain (ft).

Web Forrest, laaiioi vneyroiev vo. mun.w. time since prewar years, although Motor llnea. nniTRi.E (g). Graeln () and Tlston, Marrarf ncrhcaner.

Dreltewerd (1), Saner (), 72 Myers Park course. In all, 35 had sub -par totals for -36 holes and 10 more were even par as the field headed in the last two days. Harbert, run-nerup for the PGA title to Jim The Youth, Inc. group will meet the Carolina Cup committee nas And in the second game tonight, the NCAA champions from the o'clock Wayne Warren ans Haroia Keyt: Emmett Hooyer and Georae Morjtii Rtanley Tearae and Butler Roberts) Pete University of Kentucky tangle with sponsored races in recent years. The Carolina Cup steeplechase, feature of the seven programmed Patter (9) and Parte.

Too Many Miscues their neighbors from the University a team made up of Tennessee Tech and Carthage fighters. The fight card will be under sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce and' the Cookeville unit of the na Boona and J. L. Lanaford. aiNm.v.a Evans Vetoes Pro Grid Bid, Joins KC Bank of Louisville, winners of the NAIB pion Gus Lesnevich; Heavyweignt Contender Joe Walcott, 34; and Middleweight Coontender Tony Zale, who will be 34 in May.

European Middleweight Champion Marcel Cerdan of France was ranked runner-up to Champion Rocky Graziano In the middleweight division. Ratings ol the top men in each division: Heavywefcttt Joe Loull (champion). races, has attracted seven of the 4 o'clock Those wha competed la the doakles at a o'clock tlon best jumpers. Favored in the event is Mrs. FULLERTON, Calif.

(iP) The Los Angeles Angels of the Coast league took advantage of five errors to down their big brother Cubs tional guard. There will be two preliminary Ferrier last year, and winner of the Jacksonville, Open two weeks as-n. rlin- bouts, featuring local talent which will get under way at 8 o'clock. tourney at Kansas City. With the independent teams bracketed on one side and the collegians on the other, the Bartlesville Oilers and Kentucky's Wildcats are favored to survive the semi-finals Monday night and collide in the final, scheduled Wednesday night.

14 To Represent U. 8. MBA Netters Face Illinois from Chicago, 10 to 0, in an exnioi-tion game yesterday. Red Lvnh and Fred Schmidt com Bliss Flaccus' Big Mike, winner of the King Haiglar timber race in March 13 Springdale races here. Pre-race favorites also included Mrs.

John Graham's Gallant Fight, Mrs. G. S. RicMards' Tlno Wave, and Holiday Hill Farm's Grand Il The main card will feature ex Joe Walcott. Elmer Rar, Joe Maxim, Tommy Gomex.

Joe Henry Blake. ped three strokes Chick Harbert from par on the first two holes and bined to shut out the Chicagoans with eieht hits. Their mates bagged Lee gayeld, Jimmy Blyini and Turkey Thompion. Llfht-heavrweltht a was off flying. only six safeties, but the Cub 'mis- lusion.

Leinevleh (champion), Eitara tnariei Bob Foxworth, Billy Fox. Archie Moore, Tommy Tiraii. Freddie Milll. Billy Smith Two good shots left him a two- Team Today cues and eight oases on naiis maae footer for an eagle three. He lost Actually, the fortunate 14 who The Carolina Cup was first run in 1930 and holds a perpetual It a breeze.

a stroke when he found a bunker are selected to make up the U. Chicken Thompion, and Leonard Morrow. Mlddleweixht Rocky Orailano (champion). Marcel Cerdan, Tony Zale. Stere Bellolie, Dare Sands, Bert Lytell, Fred Chlcam MO 000 000 030 101 32310 0 0 on the sixth, but regained it with a 15-foot birdie putt on No.

7. After Los Ancelet KANSAS CITY () Ray Evans, All-America halfback from the University of Kajjgas, turned his back yesterday on professional football for a banking job A Kansas City bank (City National) announced Evans Will Join its staff April 1. "As far as I'm concerned now;" Evans said, "pro football. Is out. I'm just interested In going to work for the bank, and I'm very glad to have obtained a job there.

Da Preem To Become Citizen KNOXVILLE UP) Primo Car- MBA will get the jump on the other Nashville schools In the spring snorts whirl this afternoon when Olympic cage squad will almost certainly win the coveted gold medals at London, although they fnaiiman. v.rlflfcian. Chambers Me- missing the green on the short Colloofh. Walker: Lynn. Schmidt fc Novot- trophy, a replica of which is presented to the winning owner.

The event will be run over the Spring-dale course with 18 different jumps. The course la arranged to provide full view for spectators from any Anostoll, Ceorsle Abrama, Anton Kaadlek, and Jackie Darthard. Welterweicht Ray Robinson (champion), Bernard Docasen, Gene Barton, Kid Gayilan, and Frankla Fernandea. nchtwelrht Ike Williams (champion), ninth he turned In 34. two under, the Maroon netters clash with El perienced Golden Glovers, two bantamweight battles, two lightweight bouts, one welterweight and heavyweight slugfest.

Logan Key, Carthage, is paired with Bobby Pate and Cotton Searcy, Carthage, is matched with Jackie Stratton in the bantam fights. Jack Kittrell, Tennessee Tech, will meet Doug Kirby, and Billy Rankin, Carthage, will take on Ross Calvin, Southern Golden Gloves champ, In the lightweight bouts. Robert Crownover, Tennessee Tech, meets Bun Pitts- of Youth. in the welter division and Hilliard Hickey, Tennessee, will fight Red Smotherman, the visitors' heavyweight hope. must wait until next August to collect them.

Four pars marked his- tour of the Bey, Mmione. Reds Win in 13th gin academy of 'Elgin, 111, at o'clock on the MBA courts. back nine. Then, after a birdie on While basketball has come to be Enrique Bolanos, Freddie Dawson, and point on the track. the long 14th, he came up with his TAMPA, Fla.

UP) The Cin played all around the globe, no na. Rudy Crux. FFitherwelrht Willie Pen (chamoion) MBA Coach" Jim Rule says that his first four men will be John second eagle, dropping an 18-foot cinnati Redlegs broke a four-game tion boasts the caliber of play Navy Net Captain Named which exists in the United States, Joe (Sandy) Saddler, Charles Riley. Carlos Chayei. and Chic Rosa.

Bantamweitht Manuel Ortis (champion), Dave Youna, Gaido Ferracin, Feter putt on 15. A six-foot birdie putt on 16 and two pars eave him a where the game was invented. ANNAPOLIS, Md.05) Midship 32 finish' and a stroke lead. nera said yesterday hei has been notified by government officials to Hooker, Harry Corson, Gordon Long and Andy Splckard in that order. Other able performers that will make up the remainder of the squad are Bransford Wallace, Fontaine McDanlgl, Inman Fox and losing streak yesterday by taking a 6 to 5 decision from the Detroit Tigers after 13 innings.

Leading 5 to 2 Into the ninth, the Reds permitted three runs-two unearned to tie the score. man Leonard F. Vogt Jr. of the When basketball first became an Olympic sport in 1936, the United Kane, and Luis Galvanl. Flywelsiit Rlnty Monathan (champion), Dade Marina, Conto Flores, Jackie Paterson.

and Dicky O'Sullivan. Naval academy class of 1949 has file his declaration of Intention to Little, who said that he wasn't playing real well, credited good been elected captain of Navy's 1948 Become a United states citizen A tennis team. I New York City March 31. iron play and putting with balancing erratic first nine driving with Rascoe Davis. Hooker, runnerup for the state Keeping mm in tne thick of the Vandy Nine More of the Same for Berra lunior title last year, will be in scramble.

Middlecoff. who shot a competi Meets Du Pont tive record 64 in winning here in a eligible to participate in Interscho-lastic matches, but will play on all cards scheduling non-member schools. Hooker attended school at piayorr with George Schoux of Mamaroneck, N. last year, had Vanderbllt's Commodores will Sewanee 'last year, which renders Sooner Coach Interviewed For Post With A A Colts BALTIMORE Walter Drlskill, assistant University of Oklahoma football coach, was one of two "prospects" interviewed yesterday for the post of general manager of the Baltimore All-America, con 34-33 rounds yesterday. The Mem him ineligible under league rules.

play a seven-inning game with Du Pont, City league entry, this after phis dentist, playing despite a heavy cold, twice missed putts of less than a yard. But he eagled States swept through the field of 22 nations, more than doubling the score on every opponent and defeating Canada, 19 to 8, In the final. The games in Berlin were played outdoors, and the final Was marred by rain whjch made decent play impossible. In London, however, the gmes will be staged on indoor courts. Jutt One Collegian Last Time Unlike 1936, when the United States was represented by 13 AAU players and only one college man, the squad this time will be split evenly between the collegians and Independents.

Two AAU teams, Universal Pictures and McPherson, Oilers, reached the finals of the 1936 Olympic trials and furnished most of the squad which went to Berlin. The tryouts opening today will be played under present college and noon at 3 clock at McGugin field. Top U. S. Swimmers No.

17 to keep his place among the Tommy Harrison, Vandy coach leaders. Stranahan, playing in, his second has announced that Bobby McSuire will do the pitching for the Com ference club. To Compete in AAU tournament after taking a month's modores. Manager Roger Fuqua Driskill said he was back in Maryland to move his famil to They have been staying in Alexandria, since Driskill re rest in Florida, came home in four-under 32 after a 35 on the first is likely to choose either Buck Jones or Blackle Bell as his start NEW HAVEN, Conn. UP) The signed last month as assistant i pp in nine.

Cooper had a 35 on each nine best swimmers in the United States coach at the University of Mary- ing hurler. Vanderbllt took its first two will compete here next week end land to take the Oklahoma job. Although he was five strokes over during the three-day 44th National Thursday he said he thought he games whipping Illinois Normal twice this week. It will be Du played better yesterday, but that those birdie putts that refused to drop accounted for the difference Pont's 1947 City league and city-wide champion, first start this AAU rules, which were synchronized this year because of the AAU indoor championships. The 11-event program Is slated to open Thursday night with the 1500-meter race.

The rest of the competition will be split between Friday and Saturday with the finals year. in the story. Olympics. Rules which were in ef Schoux, runnerup a year ago, "I am entirely happy where I am. and I am not seeking any new positions." Driskill insisted.

He said he will return to Oklahoma today. However, Driskill and Clem Spring, a local football promoter consulted with Howard Luslck, chairman of a 15-businesman committee reorganizing the Baltimore Colts. fect in 1936 will be used in Lon moved into contention' with a fine I -JTilA on both nights. About 200 top- 32-34. He birdled two, three, five don, however, since the International governing body of the sport has not met since the last Olympic notchers have filed entries, which six and seven on the way out, but Browns Ship Early Back to Washington close today.

lost one of those strokes by taking games. a one-over five on No. 4. Seven pars All of the victors in the National Collegiate A.A. championships held and birds on 16 and IT marked his Joe Lynch, director of the thor last nine.

at Ann Arbor, the last three SAN DIEGO. Calif. -INS The oughbred racing protective bu In seventh place with 137 was i v-; Trippi May Return days, are scheduled to compete in Yale's 25-yard pool. Open Champion Lew Worsham, St. Louis Browna yesterdayshlpped Catcher Jake Early back to the Oakmont, with 68 yesterday.

club from which ha came the reau in Maryland and Florida, previously had been mentioned for the general manager's job. It was reported the committee expected to namaits choice next week. The six-man 138 bracket Included Jimmy Thomson, New York, who To Diamond This Year Washington senators for -an un disclosed amount of cash. soared to 72 after an Initial 66. Washington Cagers Favored for Crown WASHINGTON UP) Washing Early, 33-year-old native of Kings Morning! 4-9 Mountain, N.

joined the waslv ington team in 1939 and never play ATHENS, Ga. (JP) Charlie Trippi, the football flash at Georgia who played pro baseball for the The businessmen still haven't completed financial arrangements for taking over Jhe All-America I franchise which was picked up by! Meridian Peps Release ton's entry in the second annual ed for' any other club until, little Atlanta uracKers last season, was Amvets National teen-age basket Oldtimer Pap Williams more than a year ago, he was traded to the Browns for Frank quoted here as saying ball tournament won Its second the conference from a Washington; rnd Baltimore group headed by Bob Rodenberg. I 1 3.4., Mancuso In a catcher-for-catcher i Mr 1- MERIDIAN, Miss. (IW The Meridian Peps announced yesterday 'ransaction. round game last -night and Is favored to retain the championship.

Washington plays Frederick, Md tonight in the semifinals while Dur "he might play a little baseball'; this season. Trippi presently is in Florida as a coach of the Georgia baseball team and doesn't -finish his college baseball chores until late May. the outright release of Fred (Pap) Williams, 34-year-old first baseman Shorty McWilliams To Wed ham, N. meets Morgamtown, W. I ft.tr wirepr and outfielder.

Williams played in the South. MERIDIAN, Miss. (JR Thomas Va. The Capital City team defeated eastern league about 10 years, and Wood in Semis NICE, France UP) Sidney Wood of New York, one-time Wimbledon champion, reached the semifinals of the International Tennis tournament here yesterday by defeating Hans Red! of Austria. S4.t-ft.ft4.

Lake Charles. 32 to 27. 4 rot I0 was popular with fans because of his clowning. Ha hit .302 with Under a $25,000 contract to play three more years of pro football with the Chicago Cardinals, Trippi is scheduled to report to Chicago Frederick advanced to the semi Fla. Yogi Bsrra, Yankes outfielder, is carried off th.

fi.ld by TMmmitta Jack Phillip, (toft), Randy Cump.rt (c.n-t.?) and Gus M.ueh (elub train.1), h. sprained hit left foot lh battina In th. R.d gam. h.r. ytt.rd.y.

Yea sprained ih and hi 1lnt dty back In th Yanke linaup. E. (Shorty) McWilliams, Mississippi State college football star, and Miss Gloria Ruth Weidman of Meridian wiP married here today, AlStf PACKS Meridian last year and drova in finals by turning bacK Lynanurit, N. last night 40 to 35. 100 runt.

in mia-summer, -4-.